[procaare] Nominations for UNAIDS PCB Oversight Committee

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Nominations for PCB Oversight Committee
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The deadline for submissions will be 12th May.

The 22nd PCB Meeting in Chiang Mai was held 23-25 April.
As decided at the 21st PCB Meeting in December 2007, a potential
oversight committee to the 2nd Independent Evaluation of the
UNAIDS was formed between January and February 2008. As stated,
"the Membership of the Oversight Committee should include
representatives of donor and recipient countries, UNAIDS
stakeholders, including Cosponsors, Member States, civil
society, while ensuring appropriate representation of people
living with HIV, and relevant independent experts, including
representation from the TERG/MERG".

The PCB further decided that the Oversight Committee should be
constituted according to the following criteria:

* At least one person from each region and two from Africa
* At least two participants who are HIV+
* No more than three members of the Programme Coordinating Board
* Not less than 40 percent of either gender
* Not more than ten members

In the first call only one person living with HIV had been
identified, which is Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga. The NGO
delegation fought for the decision that we reopen the call for
a second person living openly with HIV to be on the Oversight
Committee, however as to not delay the process any further, the
deadline for submissions will be 12th May.

Please distribute this widely, so that we can contribute to the
GIPA principle. For more information see:
http://www.unaids.org/en/AboutUNAIDS/Governance/PCBArchive
/22nd_PCB_Meeting_April_2008.asp

To be on the oversight committee is a very important task, however
may be intense time wise.

Nominations must include full CV and names of two referees
demonstrating eligibility against the criteria established in the 
TOR:

Those nominated need to demonstrate their eligibility against the
agreed criteria, which include high levels of credibility and 
relevant experience in the areas of monitoring and evaluation and 
data collection at the field level. In addition, they must have 
extensive knowledge of AIDS, including issues related to prevention, treatment, care and support interventions, as well as good knowledge
of issues surrounding UNAIDS and the United Nations in general.

The disciplines considered appropriate for membership in the 
Oversight Committee include: quantitative and qualitative disciplines 
from public health such as epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioural
sciences, demography and operations research, specialists in program
management, management information systems, management under harsh
circumstances and subject matter specialists in AIDS and related
public health issues, gender, human rights and civil society engagement.

Please be aware that this is not an invitation to be on or by
submitting a name confirmation of selection, this is a call for
names. Please send names and or questions to Vincent Crisostomo:
coordinator@7sisters.org, he is the contact person in the PCB
NGO Delegation.


Posted by:
Ibekwe Alexander
Email:alexodegreat@yahoo.com

Cross-posted from Nigeria-AIDS eforum